B U S I N E S S N A M E Your Chamber News

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Circle Members!

by Betsy Hays

President CEO Evergreen Area Chamber

Thank You Evergreen!

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On May 8th we held our annual Taste of Evergreen event to a sold out crowd of over 300 people! The food was outstanding and we would like to thank the following local restaurants who participated this year: AC Brewing Company, The Big Chili Cook Off, Coyote Gold Margaritas, For the Love of Food, Hideaway Kitchen and Bar, Hiwan Country Club, Hunt4Mousse, In Good Taste, Mac Nation Café, Robyn’s Nest Catering, Safeway, Stagecoach Sports Grill, Tuscany Tavern, White Fence Farm and the Wild Game. This year we had the first ever “Best Bite of the Taste” competition. It was cupcakes versus chicken versus brie quesadillas and more. Truly a people’s choice award! The winner was Mac Nation Cafe. Second place honors went to The Wild Game and third to Hunt 4 Mousse. A fun and filling time was had by all. We also would like to thank our sponsors: The Canyon Courier, Louis Moore-RE/MAX, the State Farm Insurance offices of Boley, Ridings and Vanags, Centennial Bank, Foothills Center for Spiritual Living and Kevin Ruble. Table sponsors were PandoraJohn Properties @RE/MAX, Linda McConnell LIV/Sothebys, Alicia Sexton@ RE/MAX, Cornerstone Autoglass, Susanne Robert CPA, Augustana Elk Run, Evergreen Rentals and AC Brewing Company. Raffle prizes were donated by Creekside Cellars, Dandelions, Everbean by the Lake, Revival Brews, Willow Creek, Starbucks, A Tavola, Evergreen Beau Jos, Evergreen Discount Liquor, Seasonally Yours Evergreen Taffy Company and One World Café. Coming on Sunday May 31, Kerry Endsley of LIV/Sothebys is hosting a tour of eight luxury homes in Evergreen. This event will be bringing business and new visitors from down the hill to our community. Many Chamber members are participating and hopefully town will be full and retail sales brisk! Thank you Kerry! For more details, please visit www.EvergreenLuxuryParade.com

Check out our New Website EvergreenChamber.org

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Meet Our Featured Member!

Social Media Maiden

Her contributions to Evergreen don’t just stop at EPRD, she currently is a member of Blue Spruce Kiwanis and supports our community Aktion Club.

Ellen is such an amazing asset to our Chamber and our community. Our ambassador team has amazing new life due to all of her hard work and efforts.

Any member that has had the privilege of Ellen being a part of their ribbon cutting has had nothing but wonderful things to say about the work she does.

Ellen is such an amazing ambassador, she won the 2012 Ambassador of the year award at the 2013 Honoree Celebration.

We love you Ellen! Thank you for all you do for Evergreen!

Meet Ellen O’ Connor! Ellen is the Manager for Evergreen Parks and Recreation District, an Evergreen Chamber Board Member, and the Leader of the Chamber Ambassador Team. If multi-tasking were an Olympic sport, she’d take the Gold!

Ellen currently is lives in Lakewood, Colorado. She is the proud mother of 2 amazing children, Danielle and Ryan John. She’s also the proud, “puppy mom” to her adorable 12 month old yellow lab, Bartley. Ellen counts her blessing by seeing all the amazing accomplishments of her children and celebrating the fact that she successfully potty trained little Bartley.

Ellen has been blessed to work in various roles involving park and recreation for over 34 years!

Since 2009, She has been the manager of the Wulf and Buchanan Rec Centers for EPRD. She’s also in charge of overseeing the success of EPRD’s, Athletics, Aquatics, Children’s Programs, Fitness, General Rec Programs, Gymnastics, and Special Populations.

1) Tell us a bit about your business. What makes you

unique in comparison to your competitors?

Social Media Maiden is a full service marketing company that

specializes in social media. We work with clients in several

different ways. We do one-on-one consulting to give people the

tools they need to manage their social media, we do management

services on behalf of companies who don’t have the time or desire

to manage their online marketing, and we also do company

training on social media management. Our service variety and the

fact that we focus and specialize in small business is what makes

us unique.

2) Is there anything new and exciting you’d like to share

with our community?

Social Media Maiden is working on class schedules that

will be taught at various times and days on different social media

topics. Stay tuned for more information on those classes! We are

also working on launching an exciting new product for small

business owners early next year.

3) What’s your favorite thing about doing business here in

Evergreen?

My favorite thing about doing business in Evergreen is working

with the plethora of small businesses that do business here and

the fact that we are such a close community. I love being able to

see clients and people that I know at various events and even at

the grocery store. It gives you a sense of really being connected

with the community, which I really like.

4) What does the term “Live Locally” mean to you?

The term “Live Locally” means that you look within our community

when doing business, making purchases, etc and keep your

money locally. I love living locally and being able to both work and

live in this great community!

Select Upcoming Community Events

see www.EvergreenChamber.org for more events and details

Women 2 Women Leads Group

Wednesday May 20, 2015

EACC Membership 101 - 2015

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Yoga Sculpt with Cathi

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Evergreen Chamber Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Chancel Choir

Wednesday May 20, 2015

Gentle Bhakti Flow Yoga Class with Ananda Thursdays (weekly)

Thursday May 21, 2015

LEADS GROUP 3 - THE LUNCH BUNCH

Thursday May 21, 2015 Evergreen Nature Center - Joint Mixer Conifer-Evergreen

Thursday May 21, 2015

Yoga Fusion with Cathi

Friday May 22, 2015

StageDoor Theatre- Performing Arts Edu-cation Program 2014-15

Sunday May 24, 2015

Walk in the Park - Spring Flower Hike

Sunday May 24, 2015

Early Morning Edition Leads Group

Tuesday May 26, 2015

Ashtanga Yoga with Becky

Tuesday May 26, 2015

Yoga Sculpt with Cathi

Kinnikinnick Kids: Summer Time at the Ranch

Wednesday Jun 3, 2015 Evergreen Lake Trail Opening

Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series

Wednesday Jun 3, 2015

Congratulations to The Taste of Evergreen Best Bite Winners!

1st Place Mac Nation Cafe with Green Chili Mac and Cheese

2nd Place The Wild Game with Chorizo Shrimp Walnut Lettuce Wraps

3rd Place Hunt 4 Mousse with Triple Chocolate Bypass

Meet Our Featured Executive Level Member!

Taspen’s Organic

Taspen’s Organics and Holistic Well-ness Center, owned by Heather and Keith Baruch, is a local destination within the Front Range where people can experience a variety holistic healing ser-vices, attend yoga and meditation clas-

ses, participate in conscious living and community-oriented events, and pur-chase handcrafted organic health and wellness products made in-house.

Taspen’s, named after and inspired by Taylor and Aspen (Heather and Keith’s children), carries its own handcrafted wellness products with high quality certified organic herbs and therapeutic grade essential oils. The products are made without preservatives, synthetic ingredients, chemicals, corn, GMOs, parabens, petroleum, fragrances and animal testing. These products include a line for babies and children, facial skin care, herbal tinctures, salves, creams and essential oils. Its main retail area has an assortment of health and wellness items including over 150 Taspen’s products, locally made jewelry, herbal and nutritional supplements, books, oracle cards and much more.

Taspen’s offers a wide variety of wellness services for the community, includ-ing private yoga sessions, Thai yoga massage, intuitive massage fusion, manual lymph drainage, deep tissue and Swedish massage, luxurious organic facials

using Taspen’s facial products, herbal consultations utilizing Biofeedback, BodyTalk, AnimalTalk, EVOX (releasing subconscious stress, emotions and percep-tion reframing), Quantum Resonance Crystal Bed sessions, Ionic Foot Detox and more! The First Satur-day Wellness Fairs held every first Saturday of the month showcase these services with $1/minute ses-sions, free food and drinks, 20% off all products, a drawing for free prizes and $10 off any service for those who book a full session that day.

The Taspen’s expansion also includes the beautiful Shanti Studio where a variety of yoga classes, sound healings, meditations, workshops, seminars, kirtans, musicians, and children’s classes are held. The studio can also be rented for private bookings and events.

Please stop by the beautiful log cabin at 12424 Big Tim-ber Drive in Conifer, visit the Taspen’s website at www.taspens.com or call (303) 816-0429 for more information.

Jeffco Town Hall

(JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO) – The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is hosting a telephone town hall on May 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Join the BCC for this one-hour, over the phone meeting to discuss wildfires, flooding and emergency preparedness. Learn what the county is doing to be prepared for emergencies and what you can do to be ready as well. You can just listen in or ask the commission-ers and county staff questions on this topic.

Phone calls will be made to 50,000 randomly selected phone numbers in Jeffco. However, if you don't receive a call, you may still participate. During the meeting, call 877-229-8493 and enter 110646.

For more information, visit www.jeffco.us/townhall.

Meet Your New Members

Zoe Skin Care and Boutique

Catherine Plant has owned her own Skin Care business since graduating from the Colorado School of Paramedical Aesthetics almost 18 years ago. Having fallen in love with the aesthetic business while raising twin sons she has never lost her passion and commitment for improving people’s lives through aesthetics.

Zoe Skin Care & Boutique | Catherine Plant - Owner/Esthetician/Medical 25958 Genesee Trail Rd. Suite C Golden, CO 80401 (303) 838-0499 | www.skincarebyzoe.com

La’Cuisine of Evergreen Catering & D-Rass Deli

Euro-Tech Automotive

Sugarshine Cleaning, LLC.

Euro-Tech Automotive is a family shop dedicated on building a relationship based on communication and trust. We are dedicated to providing top-quality automotive repair & maintenance services for all types of motor vehicles, and we are celebrating our 5 year anniversary of providing quality auto care in Colorado!

Becky Kyger - Office Manager | 15866 W 7th Ave | Golden, CO 80401 (303) 279-1989 | www.eurotechdenver.com

La Cuisine of Evergreen Catering provides a wonderful and highly skilled support staff of culinarians, bartenders, and servers; all of whom are locals of Evergreen and have valuable experience in occupations such as culinary arts, foodservice wait-staff, and hospitality management. Our team consists of some of the best, and most ambitious people in the field, providing a level of service excellence and professionalism that comes second to none. Laurie Baumer- Owner | PO Box 244 Evergreen, CO 80437 (303) 670-0159 | www.lacuisineofevergreencatering.com

Sugarshine Cleaning is a family owned and operated business. We take pride in our ongoing commitment to excellence in serving the needs of our growing client base. We are fully bonded and insured and have been providing the best residential, commercial, and window cleaning services in Colorado since 2003. Amber Allen - President | Loveland, CO 80537 303-495-2754 | www.sugarshinecleaning.com

Jefferson Unitarian Church

Sue Parilla - Dir of Congregational Engagement | 14350 W. 32nd Ave. Golden, CO 80401 (303) 279-5282 | www.jeffersonunitarian.org Is a welcoming spiritual community with campuses in Golden and Evergreen, Colorado. We are religious seekers, providing a safe haven where all are free to search for and create meaning as part of their spiritual journey. Unitarian Universalism is a religion that celebrates diversity of belief -- and we have no creed that is a test of membership.

Meet Your New Members (Cont.)

Mac Nation Café

Mac Nation Café will feature signature Mac & Cheese dishes, Breakfast Sandwiches, New York Style Deli Sandwiches, a variety pastries and more good eats. Mac Nation participated in The Taste of Evergreen and won Best Bite of the Taste. Congrats Mac Nation Café! Mac Nation | Alton Frisbie - Owner/Manager | 5510 Parmalee Gulch Rd Indian Hills, Colorado| (303) 974-5030

Have you cleaned up your property and are ready to unload all that tree debris? Load it up and bring it to Jefferson County's 2015 Slash Collection Program. The program kicks off May 30-31 at the county's Evergreen Road and Bridge Shop, 30846 Lewis Ridge Road. This is the first of 26 collections that are happening this summer throughout the county. All the collections will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The slash collections are open to all Jeffco residents and cost $20 per load, credit cards only. A load is considered a truck bed full to the truck cab height, a trailer up to 8' x 4'. Loads larger than this will be charged as more than one load. All processed material will be hauled to compost yards for further re-use of the material. So what can you bring? Slash is considered tree debris such as limbs and pine needles. But please bag your needles and bark, loose loads cannot be accepted. Keep your tree limbs under eight feet and less than six inches in diameter. Commercial refuse and construction materials will not be accepted. Also we cannot accept household trash, tree stumps, metal, rocks and grass clippings. Below are the areas and dates. Collections are in different locations within each area. Visit www.jeffco.us/slash for exact locations, addresses and for more details.

Jeffco News

Pathfinders To Host 5th Town Hall Meeting

A town hall meeting planned by the Evergreen Pathfinders on Thursday, May 28, will focus on what is happening in the community.

During the meeting at the Evergreen Lake House, four speakers will present information on the Evergreen Park District, youth trafficking, elder abuse and the Park-n-Ride service of the Regional Transportation District.

Tina Francone, an RTD board member, will discuss the viability of the Park-n-Ride, which is seeing a decline in use.

Members with News

CenturyLink Foundation provides a $3,278 grant for innovative

technology project at Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen

CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) recently presented $150,000 in grants to Colorado schools as part of the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation’s Teachers and Technology grant program. The program, which has been offered since 2008 and has awarded more than $1 million to recipients across the state, recognizes teachers who have developed specific plans to innovatively implement technology in their classrooms to advance student achievement.

Our school was selected from 253 applications enabling our teachers to bring new learning tools and techniques into our classrooms, and introduce students to more educational technology in their daily school lives. Congratulations to Wendy Forsythe for submitting an application that was selected as one of this year’s grant recipients.

Caption for photo: CenturyLink Foundation representative, Amanda Gash (right) presents check to Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen Technology Teacher, Wendy Forsythe (center) and Director, Roberta Harrell.

Work Smarter – Not Harder!

Planning to walk or run in the July 4 Freedom Run 5K?

Early registration has begun online at FreedomRunRace.org. You can sign up and pay your registration fee now, and pick up your t-shirt, race bib and timing chip at Mount Evans Home Health Care & & Hospice (3081 Bergen Peak Dr., Evergreen) on July 3, or at the start line July 4. Race participants who wish to collect pledges for Mount Evans will be given the opportunity to create their own pledge page at the registration website. The race, an Independence Day family tradition since 1982, starts at 8 a.m. at Evergreen Middle School and finishes with a post-race party at Nick’s Pro Fitness. All proceeds benefit Mount Evans. Children and youth 18 and under who regis-ter before the race pay only $15, or half the adult rate, to participate. The post-race party includes lots of fun activities for everyone, including a bounce house, music, and free food and drink. To register, or for more in-formation, visit FreedomRunRace.org, or call 303-674-6400 to request a registration form.

Free Jefferson County Business Consultation in Evergreen June 2nd. Call Amira Watters to schedule: 303-996-8976 awatters@jeffcobrc.org www.jeffcobrc.org

Renewing Members (As of April 28)

Thank You for Supporting our Community!

1+ Year of

Membership

Youth International

Decorating Divas

Biscuit & Berries

Hey Bartender!

5+ Years of

Membership

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity

CompuMedic

Seasonally Yours & Evergreen Taffy

Company and Fresh Fudge Too!

2015 Board of Directors

Kevin Ruble

Lisa Austin

Susan Hammond

Elizabeth Carlson

Lisa Fowler

Patty DeLucas

Philip Levy

Ellen O'Connor

Beth Andersen

Clell Routson

John Warren

Tim Wilson

Linda McConnell

2015 Ambassadors

Kendra Hood

Russell Hammond

Annie Coppock

Penny Randell

Mark Ryan

Kayla Vella

Susanne Robert

Jim Boutwell

Janice Holmes

Ellen O’ Connor

John Ellis

Donna Reardon

Christina Hunt

Philip Levy

Angela Ryan

Tim Wilson

Eric Breslin

Patty DeLucas

15+ Years of

Membership

Genesee Commercial Group,

LLC.

25+ Year of

Membership

Centennial Bank